Incubator for prematures and newborns

Abstract

An incubator for premature and newborn infants includes a housing defining a first housing portion and a second housing portion. A transparent hood is mounted on the housing so as to define an enclosure with the first housing portion for accommodating the infant therein. Conditioning equipment for conditioning the air in the enclosure is mounted in the second housing portion. An exchangeable support is removably mounted in the first housing portion and is adapted for supporting the infant thereon. The second housing portion is partitioned from the air in the enclosure by means of an insert to permit those components which communicate with the air in the enclosure to be thermally disinfected. The support and the insert are configured as removable individual components resistant to temperatures of a thermal disinfection.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An incubator for premature and newborn infants comprising: a base wall and mutually adjacent side walls extending upwardly from said base wall;   a transparent hood mounted on said side walls to conjointly define a compartment with said base wall and said side walls for accommodating the infant therein;   at least a portion of said base wall being configured to define an enclosure outside of said compartment;   conditioning means mounted in said enclosure for conditioning the air supplied to said compartment;   a removable insert liner complimentally configured to the inside surface of said base wall and said side walls and extending over the surface of said walls inside of said compartment so as to separate said walls and said enclosure from the air within said compartment; and,   a support for the infant removably mounted in said housing so as to facilitate removal of said insert liner.   
     
     
       2. The incubator of claim 1, said support and said insert liner being made of a material capable of withstanding the temperatures of a thermal disinfection. 
     
     
       3. The incubator of claim 1, said insert liner and said support being made of metal.